Side-delivery rake, swath-turner, and other like implement or machine.



No. 871,604 PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907. W. B- MARTIN.

SIDE DELIVERY RAKE, SWATH TURNER, AND OTHER LIKE IMPLEMENT 0R MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 190'!- 3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- PATENTED NOV. 19.1907.

w. E. MARTIN. SIDE DELIVERY RAKE, SWATH TURNER, AND OTHER LIKE IMPLEMENT0R MACHINE. APPL O TION FILED MAY 4. 1907.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

No. 871,60; PATENTED NOV. 19 1907.

w. B. MARTIN.

SIDE DELIVERY RAKE, SWATH TURNER, AND OTHER LIKE IMPLEMENT OR MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILBD MAY 4. 1907 3 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

WILLIAM EDWARD MARTIN, OF STAMFORD, ENGLAND.

sIDE DELIvERY RAKE, SWATH-TURNER, AND OTHER IMPLEMENT OR MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Application filed May 4:. 1907. Serial No. 371.899.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM EDWARD MARTIN, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Stamford, in the county of Lincoln, England,have invented new and useful Improvements in Side-Delivery Rakes,Swath-Turners, and other Like Implements or Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to side delivery rakes, swath turners and otherlike implements or machines, in which the rake teeth or tines arecontrolled, when revolving, in a hanging or vertical position.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readilycarried into effect, I will proceed, aided by the accompanying drawings,more fully to describe the same.

The type of machine to which this inven- Ition relates is so well knownthat it is not considered necessary to show a complete machine. Suchmachines are shown in specifications of United States Letters PatentNos. 800,662 and 818,899.

Figure 1 is an elevation of part of a rake; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionand Fig. 3 is a plan of the same; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of acomplete set of revolving rakes constructed in accordance with Figs. 1,2 and 3. In this view only someof the teeth are shown. Fig. 5 is a planof the rakes shown in Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively a plan andfront elevation of the shaft or rod on which the disks, radial arms,wheels or the like, carrying the rakes, are mounted. Figs. 8 and 9 arerespectively a plan and side elevation of means for supporting one endof shaft shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and for driving the disks, radial arms,wheels or the like, mounted on said shaft. Figs. 10 and 11 arerespectively a plan and side elevation of modified means for supportingone end of the shaft, such as shown n Figs. 4 and 5, and for driving thedisks, radial arms, wheels or the like, mounted on said shaft. Fig. 12is a plan of means forv supporting a straight shaft or a cranked shaftin a vertical plane and for driving another well known type of revolvingrake.

Referring to Figs. 1' to 5, a is the rake head, I) are the teeth carriedby the rake head a, and c is a plate or bar fixed to and above the rakehead a, which has its upper part bent forward so as to present a concaveface to the hay or the like, which concave face turns the hay or thelike forward and prevents any of it' gathering on the top or head of therake. WVhen bent rake heads a are used, such as shown in Figs. 4 and 5,the plate or bar 6 is preferably carried beyond the rearward bearings aof the rake head a, as shown at Figs. 3 and 5, to prevent any hay or thelike gathering on said bearings. The said bar 0 can be made in one pieceand be attached to the rake head a in any suitable manner, but in orderto give greater strength to the rake head a, I prefer to employ angleiron 0 to form the base and sheet iron 0 to form the upper part. Theparts 0 and c are preferably riveted together and the angle iron 0 isbolted to the rake head a.

As shown in Figs. 4 to 7, the shafts or rods (1, d, on which the disks,radial arms, wheels or the like d", are mounted, are so constructed thatmuch longer teeth or tines I) can be employed to more effectively dealwith the cre without increasing the diameter of the dis (S, radial arms,wheels or the like (1 and consequently increasing the draft of themachine. The lower ends of the teeth or tines b may be below the axis ofthe revolving disks, arms or the like (1 as shown in Fig. 4., For thispurpose the main portion of the shaft (1 is bent downwards so as to liebelow the portions cl on which the disks or arms d are mounted, andthese two end portions can be set in the same vertical plane with themain portion (Z, as shown in full lines in Figs. 6 and 12, or at anangle thereto as seen in Fig. 5, and in broken. lines in Fig. 6.

Referring to Figs. 8 and 9, e is a art of the main or driving shaft' ofthe mac mic or implement, and d is the end of the shaft or rod on whichthe disks or arms (1 are mounted. By means of the construction shown inthese figures the position of the end (1 can be regulated above or belowthe main or driving shaft c, and, consequently, this end of the rakescan be set to work at the required height. Various means are alreadyknown for raising or lowering the other end of the shaft d, any of whichI may employ.

Instead of attaching one end cl of the shaft (1, directly to the mainaxle e as heretofore, I mount it in a socket f having a sleeve f carriedby the outer ends of arms 9 mounted or hung on the main axle c. The

sleeve f has teeth at one end and is connected to the arms 9 by the boltf one of the arms 9 having teeth to engage with the teeth on the sleevef- The end d of the shaft (1 carrying the revolving rakes, after thebolt f is released, is thus capable of being partially revolved aroundthe main axle 6, so that the rakes at this end can be set higher orlower as desired. When the 10 bolt f is again tightened the parts arelocked in the new position by the engagement of the teeth on the sleevef with the teeth on the arm 9. The end (1 of the shaft (1 is shown bothabove and below the main axle e in broken lines in Fig. 9. The arms 9may however be fixed in any required position by any other suitablemeans, such as a bolt, set screw or lever and quadrant, but such meansare not shown as they are well understood. In this mechanism the toothedWheel h, driven by its clutch on the main axle, meshes with the toothedwheel h fixed to the bevel toothed Wheel 76, which latter gears with thebevel pinion 7L fixed to the disk, radial arm or the like (1 In themodification shown at Figs. 10 and 11, the end (1 of the shaft (1 ismounted in a socket i formed on an arm 71 pivotally connected to abracket 7' on the main or driving axle e. The arm 4/ may be moved aroundits pivot 71 by means of the lever i and may be fixed in any desiredposition by a quadrant i or by other suitable means, as is wellunderstood. The gearing consists of the bevel toothed wheel 7c driven byits clutch on the main axle, which gears with the bevel pinion 7cmounted on the ivot or pin 7?. This bevel pinion k is fixe to, or madein one piece with, the toothed wheel k which meshes with the toothedwheel k fixed to the disks or radial arms (P. The end d is shown bothabove and below the main axle e in broken lines in Fig. 11.

In the modification shown in Fig. 12, the

- end (1 of the shaft d is mounted in a socket Z fixed to a sleeve Zcarried by the outer ends of arms Z which are formed integral with asleeve Z hung on the main axle e. Thesleeve Z is connected to the arms Zby a shaft Z When the arms F are rotated around the d, or a sleevethereon, and gives motion to.

the radial arms n and eccentric n, by means of which the rakes a arerotated and always retained in a hanging vertical position in a mannerwell understood.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare thatwhat I claim is 1. The combination with a side delivery rake, swathturner or like agricultural ilnplement having a plurality of rakes,means for retaining them in a vertical position, means fofmoving therakes around a central rod by which they are carried, and a bar fixed toand above the top of each rake head, of a concave face to said bar, toturn the crop forward and prevent it gathering on the rake head,substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a side delivery. rake, swath turner or likeagricultural implement having a plurality of rakes, means for retainingthem ina vertical position, means for moving the rakes around a centralrod by which they are carried, and a bar fixed to the top of each rakehead, of a concave face to said bar, to turn the crop forward andprevent it gathering on the rake head, and a projecting end to said barcarried beyond the rearward bearings to prevent the crop gathering onsaid bearings, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a side delivery rake, swath turner or likeagricultural implement having a plurality of rakes, means for retainingthem in a vertical position and means for moving the rakes around acentral rod, of an angle iron bolted to the rake head and a concaveplate riveted to said angle iron, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination with a side delivery rake, swath turner or likeagricultural implement having a plurality of rakes, means for retainingthem in a vertical position, a central rod by which the rakes arecarried, and means for moving the rakes around the rod, of a depressedportion in the central rod located below the ends on which the rakes aresupported, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a side delivery rake, swath turner or likeagricultural implement having a plurality of rakes, means for retainingthem in a vertical position, a central rod by which the rakes arecarried, a toothed wheel on said rod for moving the rakes around therod, a main axle and a socket for supporting one end of the central rodon the main axle, of means for raising, lowering and fixing said socketin certain positions and suitable gearing for communicating motion fromthe main axle to the toothed wheel on the said rod in any position inwhich said socket may be fixed, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with a side delivery rake, swath turner or likeagricultural implement having a plurality of rakes, means for retainingthem in a vertical position, a central rod by which the rakes arecarried, a toothed Wheel on said rod for moving the rakes around therod, a main axle and a which said socket may be fixed, substantially 10socket for supporting one end of the central as set forth.

rod on the main axle, of an arm carrying said In witness whereof I havehereunto set my socket at its outer end, a bracket on the hand inpresence of two witnesses.

main axle to which said arm is pivotally connected, means for fixingsaid arm in certain WILLIAM EDWARD MARTIN positions and suitable gearingfor communi- Witnesses:

eating motion from the main axle to the CLAUDE K. MILLS, toothed wheelon said rod in any position in WM. GIRLING.

